My muse has finally made it back from Europe, and she seems to have brought my brain with her.

(Wonder what buying levitra online trouble they got into after I left.) Of course the fickle muse now is tantalizing me with new ideas instead of the projects I need to complete. I learned a lot in Europe especially about how to deal with rejection and setbacks in writing and in life.

The Balkans is an area with a very rich history. It’s been ruled by almost every conqueror in the history of the world. Area names change along with the rulers. They can’t build a parking lot without uncovering a Roman ruin and launching an archaeological project that must be completed first.

They built walls around their cities and even across their mountains. Still the invaders arrived. Earthquakes leveled the area on a regular basis.

These resilient people rebuilt, adapted to the changes and continued on with their lives. They are an amazingly friendly and resourceful folks.

Roofs Cheap Levitra of most of the building in Dubrovnik’s  old town were destroyed in the shelling of 1991. Now most are rebuilt and look much cleaner and fresher than the originals.

The persistence and resilience of these people teach lessons that can be applied to your writing career. Like these cities, as a writer, you experience triumph and defeat. Like these people, you need to celebrate your victories and regroup after defeats.

When you receive a rejection letter,

• take time to honor your emotions
• re-read the letter
• determine if any of the comments resonate with you
• are any of the comments things you’ve heard before
• make any revisions you like
• resubmit

When your publisher folds, your editor quits, or something else happens to sidetrack your career,

• honor your emotions
• consider your options
• take the next step forward

Don’t let rejection and setbacks block you from your writing goals. The only way you can lose is to quit trying.

Write on,

Lynn Jordan

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The year is almost half over. Are you on track with your writing goals? Or is poor time management getting in your way?

Not long ago, purchase levitra online one of my clients told me she got out of bed eager to get to her computer. She had lots of plans about what she would 40 mg lexapro write for that day.

Somehow, she got distracted before she sat down at the keyboard. Hours would go by before she turned on her computer. By that time her inspiration and motivation had vanished.

On other days she would peak at her email or Twitter before she opened her manuscript file. She got up from her desk with a page count of zero.

Today a critique partner and I discussed achieving our daily writing goals. We all have the same number of hours in a day. We all have a life that gets in the way of our writing.

It seems that the busiest people are the one who get the most done. Realizing that your time is limited is one of the best keys to meeting Cheap Viagra your goals.

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Today my father would have been 100. I’ve been thinking about him a lot lately as I sat beside my dying father-in-law.

Even though the circumstances of their deaths were different and the passings were almost 30 years apart, there are commonalities when you are sitting at the bedside of the dying.

As a writer, I deal with stress and strife by writing. I have written enough details about hospitals to include hospital scenes in books for the rest of my life.

I can tell that I’ve grown as a writer in the last 20 odd years. The notes written at my father’s bedside are filled with facts, sounds, and smells.

My recent notes include my feelings as I combed my father-in-law’s soft, white, hair or sat quietly listening to his labored breathing.

Emotion breaths life into writing.

While harder for the writer, revealing emotions draws the reader into the story. He becomes a participant and not merely an observer.

No matter the circumstances, there are lessons to be learned as we sit at the bedside of the dying.

You are forced to live in the moment. You focus on the patient’s immediate needs and/or their next breath.

You realize that other problems aren’t nearly as important as you thought they were. Dying puts living into perspective.

You are reminded how fleeting, fragile, and precious life really is. Treasure every moment of it. Live as if this moment may be your last, or the last moment for someone you love.

I learned a lot from both of these wonderful men, although Daddy had passed before I met Bob. I will miss the walks, the talks and especially the advice.

I will take the wisdom and knowledge they gave me with me through the rest of my life.

Write on,

Lynn Jordan